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Chia seeds vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chia seeds and brie

  • Chia seeds have more fiber, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, brie has more vitamin B12.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for fiber is 138% more.
  • Chia seeds have 80 times more manganese than brie. Chia seeds have 2.723mg of manganese, while brie has 0.034mg.
  • Chia seeds are lower in saturated fat.
  • Chia seeds have a higher glycemic index than brie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Cheese, brie.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 239% 189% 36% 290% 308% 125% 369% 2.1% 355% 301%
Brie
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +242.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.8%
Contains more IronIron +1444%
Contains more CopperCopper +4763.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +357.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7908.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.3% 0% 10% 0% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +32.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Brie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0.826g 152%
Fiber 34.4g 0g 138%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.034mg 117%
Copper 0.924mg 0.019mg 101%
Phosphorus 860mg 188mg 96%
Iron 7.72mg 0.5mg 90%
Magnesium 335mg 20mg 75%
Selenium 55.2µg 14.5µg 74%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.65µg 69%
Saturated fat 3.33g 17.41g 64%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0.38mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.07mg 46%
Calcium 631mg 184mg 45%
Cholesterol 0mg 100mg 33%
Sodium 16mg 629mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.52mg 27%
Zinc 4.58mg 2.38mg 20%
Vitamin A 174µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 14%
Carbs 42.12g 0.45g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 8.013g 14%
Calories 486kcal 334kcal 8%
Protein 16.54g 20.75g 8%
Potassium 407mg 152mg 8%
Fats 30.74g 27.68g 5%
Folate 49µg 65µg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 7.72g 0.45g N/A
Sugar 0.45g N/A
Trans fat 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0.716mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 17.83g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.835g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 31% 42% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.54 g
Fats: 30.74 g
Carbs: 42.12 g
Water: 5.8 g
Other: 4.8 g
Brie
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21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9260%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.5%
Contains more WaterWater +734.8%
~equal in Fats ~27.68g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 8% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.665 g
Brie
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66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2765%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +247%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chia seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170554/nutrients
  2. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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